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The City of Preston, or simply Preston (/ ˈ p r ɛ s t ən / ⓘ), [2] is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Ribble and has a population of 151,582 (2022). [3] [4] The neighbouring districts are Ribble Valley, South Ribble, Fylde and Wyre.
Preston is a major centre of the British defence aerospace industry with BAE Systems, the UK's principal military aircraft design, development and manufacture supplier, having its Military Aircraft headquarters located in nearby Warton. The company has two of its major facilities located some miles on either side of the city.
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Previously known as Harris Art College, Preston Polytechnic and Lancashire Polytechnic, in 1992 it was granted university status by the Privy Council. The university is the 19th largest in the UK in terms of student numbers.
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4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/United Kingdom City of Preston. 4 languages.
This is a partial list of places in Preston, Lancashire. As well as the urban settlement of Preston , it also includes places within the larger City of Preston local government district. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/United Kingdom Preston. 5 languages.